Articles from Volume 2, Number 4

There's a need for a step change in performance in the NHS. Will the current procedures work or will they need to be changed? These were two statements that started the latest Thought Leadership Debate on transforming health services.

Can health informatics and assistive technologies offer barrier free access to health services and information? A mini-conference at HC2008 was devoted to this question, as Brian Layzell, consulting informatician, explains.

Identifying pearls of data, introducing robots, and sharing innovative practices were among suggestions made at HC2008 on the subject of the future of health informatics, the theme of the 25th anniversary year of the Healthcare Computing Conference.